I needed a healthy outlet for my time and energy.  As a schoolteacher, I am blessed with long vacations and summers off, but unfortunately I have misspent my free time.  You see, I am a Scrabble addict.  Specifically, I get obsessed with playing games on the Internet Scrabble Club site.  You may have played Scrabble–it’s the crossword game where you make words that link with other words. It is very fun, and I am pretty good at it.  But what I really like is the adrenaline rush, you see, I play games where each player only gets 3 minutes for the whole game.  As a result I can play LOTS of games in a short space of time.  During the period from June through late August 2010, I played over 1100 games.  Since 2003 I’ve played over 11,000 games.  I estimate that this adds up to about two full months of my life spent playing Scrabble.


I had some high points this summer–my fifth game of 500 or more points, a “bingo” (seven letter word) of 216 points (“quizzers”), and establishing a personal record rating of 1520.  But unfortunately the game kind of took over.  For weeks I dreamed of playing Scrabble.  Whenever I had a spare moment I ran to the computer to get the rush of playing a fast game.  Ultimately, I realized I had a problem.


That’s when my wife suggested that as a substitute for Scrabble I could try blogging.  At first I thought “what do I have to write about, that anyone would be interested in?”  But then I figured it was worth a shot.  I am interested in some esoteric topics, and I’ll write about all of them on this site.  Some examples include (in alphabetical order):

• Baseball
• Guitar
• Media Criticism
• Movies and TV  
• Music
• Politics
• Professional Wrestling

I’ll also review and link to articles and blogs that I find in my perambulations on the web, and hopefully spark discussions about topics of mutual interest.


I hope you find this interesting.  And now, on with the show!

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